1922 American League Retirements

The baseball torch is passed from season to season and in some cases, from game to game. In 1911, Cy Young pitched his final Major League game, lost 1-0, and ended the final season of his career with a losing record of 7-9 and an ERA of 3.77. Young's opponent that particular day was a first-year pitcher named Grover Alexander who received the win, added to his league leading shutout total, and went on to begin his career with a winning record of 28-13 and an ERA of 2.57.

Bob Gibson, who was easily one of the most intense competitors of all time, gave up a grand slam to the last Major League hitter he faced, Pete LaCock of the Chicago Cubs. Fifteen years passed and when the two faced off during an old-timer's game, Gibson hit LaCock on his back with a fastball.

Babe Ruth summed it up when he responded to a question about retirement by saying, "A ballplayer should quit when it starts to feel as if all the baselines run uphill." Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a comprehensive list of American League League players who hung up their spikes in 1922.

"You start chasing a ball and your brain immediately commands your body to: Run forward. Bend. Scoop up the ball. Peg it to the infield. Then your body says, 'Who, me?'" - Retirement comment made by Joe DiMaggio
 

American League Retirements

1922

n/a Jose Acosta Chicago White Sox P 32
n/a Frank Baker New York Yankees 3B 37
n/a Emmett Bowles Chicago White Sox P 24
n/a Frank Brazill Philadelphia Athletics 3B 23
n/a Herman Bronkie St. Louis Browns 3B 38
n/a Hal Bubser Chicago White Sox PH 27
n/a Frank Callaway Philadelphia Athletics 2B 25
n/a Ed Chaplin Boston Red Sox C 29
n/a Uke Clanton Cleveland Indians 1B 25
n/a Harry Courtney Chicago White Sox P 24
n/a Harry Courtney Washington Senators P 24
n/a Ernie Cox Chicago White Sox P 29
n/a Sam Dodge Boston Red Sox P 23
n/a Bill Doran Cleveland Indians 3B 24
n/a Larry Duff Chicago White Sox P 26
n/a Charlie Eckert Philadelphia Athletics P 25
n/a Eric Erickson Washington Senators P 31
n/a Ollie Fuhrman Philadelphia Athletics C 26
n/a Joe Gleason Washington Senators P 27
n/a Ed Goebel Washington Senators OF 24
n/a Jack Graney Cleveland Indians OF 36
n/a Doc Hamann Cleveland Indians P 22
n/a Jack Hammond Cleveland Indians 2B 32
n/a Shovel Hodge Chicago White Sox P 29
n/a Carl Holling Detroit Tigers P 26
n/a John Jenkins Chicago White Sox 2B 26
n/a Doc Johnston Philadelphia Athletics 1B 35
n/a Ike Kahdot Cleveland Indians 3B 23
n/a Dave Keefe Cleveland Indians P 26
n/a Gus Ketchum Philadelphia Athletics P 26
n/a Clem Llewellyn New York Yankees P 27
n/a Jimmie Long Chicago White Sox C 24
n/a Walt Lynch Boston Red Sox C 26
n/a Chick Maynard Boston Red Sox SS 26
n/a Dick McCabe Chicago White Sox P 27
n/a Frank McCue Philadelphia Athletics 3B 24
n/a George McNamara Washington Senators OF 22
n/a John Middleton Cleveland Indians P 23
n/a Clyde Milan Washington Senators OF 36
n/a Elmer Miller Boston Red Sox OF 32
n/a Elmer Miller New York Yankees OF 32
n/a John Mohardt Detroit Tigers OF 25
n/a Elmer Myers Boston Red Sox P 29
n/a Les Nunamaker Cleveland Indians C 34
n/a Ted Odenwald Cleveland Indians P 21
n/a Elmer Pence Chicago White Sox OF 22
n/a Tom Phillips Washington Senators P 34
n/a Nellie Pott Cleveland Indians P 23
n/a Joe Rabbitt Cleveland Indians OF 23
n/a Otto Rettig Philadelphia Athletics P 29
n/a John Russell Chicago White Sox P 28
n/a Red Schillings Philadelphia Athletics P 23
n/a Ferdie Schupp Chicago White Sox P 32
n/a Ginger Shinault Cleveland Indians C 30
n/a Earl Smith Washington Senators OF 32
n/a Chick Sorrells Cleveland Indians SS 26
n/a Augie Swentor Chicago White Sox PH 23
n/a Ricardo Torres Washington Senators C 32
n/a Lucas Turk Washington Senators P 25
n/a Roy Wilkinson Chicago White Sox P 30
n/a Joe Wood Cleveland Indians OF 33
n/a Yam Yaryan Chicago White Sox C 30
n/a Ralph Young Philadelphia Athletics 2B 34
n/a Chief Youngblood Washington Senators P 22
1922 American League Retirements



Find out which players made their Major League debut in the American League during the 1922 season as this group of players bid farewell to their field's of dreams.

On September 28, 1960, broadcaster Curt Gowdy uttered, "It's got a chance. It's got a chance. And it's gone!" Those words were used to describe the final at-bat of slugger Ted Williams.

Stan Musial ended his Major League career on September 29, 1963. His final hit was a single during the sixth inning off Jim Maloney which drove in his last RBI (which was Curt Flood).